Lady Govs' guards showing steady growth

Buley, Gray improving on offensive end

12:25 AM,
Feb. 4, 2013

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Two young point guards are making strides and taking advantage of their chance to run the Lady Govs offense.

A strong defensive mentality and the top two steals per minute rates on the team earned Shira Buley and Tiasha Gray more opportunities for a team that gave up an average of more than 77 points in its first five conference games. Both have looked uncomfortable at times on the other end, but their confidence is beginning to grow.

"(It's) just being confident and smart with the ball," said Gray, who had five assists and two turnovers while playing more than 25 minutes in each of the last two ...